Mormon Battalion - El Centro, CA
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bluesnote
N 32° 46.466 W 115° 40.145
11S E 624648 N 3627064
A memorial at the Sunbeam Rest Area (Westbound) in El Centro, California.
Waymark Code: WM15Q04
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2022
Views: 5
Photos taken on 7 February 2022 while driving back from Yuma, AZ for a geocaching mega event. The plaque is made out of bronze on a concrete base. It's located near the semi parking at the rest stop.
The plaque says, "On Friday January 15, 1847 the mormon battalion volunteer unit of the army of the west, crossed Interstate Highway 8 approximately seven miles west of this point Lieutenant Colonel Philip St. George Cooke commanded this battalion when the United States was at war with Mexico they made their historic march from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to San Diego on the Pacific Coast. This being regarded as the worlds greatest march of Infantry of over 2,000 miles. The first wheels that traversed this area, now Imperial County, California, were by the battalion supply wagons opening the first southern route/west."
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Entrance fees (if it applies): Free
Type of memorial: Plaque
Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed
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